He had never publicized their relationship when Shea was still alive. It was a decision he made to keep her from the interference of the outside world; not even Avery understood him and thought that he hid Shea away from others' knowledge because he was ashamed of her intellectual disability.

He had never once been ashamed of Shea; she would have died long ago if he felt ashamed of her.

With Shea gone, he no longer had to worry about someone bothering or hurting her. Upon deciding that he would hold Shea's funeral, he started making arrangements on his own.

When news got out, Hayden told Mike that he wanted to attend Shea's funeral.

Mike immediately called Chad to ask if they could go.

"Mr. Foster is the one who drew up the guest list, you and Hayden are not on the list," Chad said in a troubled tone.

Mike lifted an eyebrow. "Is Avery on it? If her name is on it, then Hayden and I will attend the funeral as her representatives."

"No," Chad said directly, "he only invited some of